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#DA341B Color

#DA341B is rgb(218, 52, 27) in RGB, hsl(8, 78%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 76%, 88%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vermilion (Medium) (#D9381E), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.93. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DA341B
HEX#DA341B
RGBrgb(218, 52, 27)
HSLhsl(8, 78%, 48%)
HSVhsv(8, 88%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76%, 88%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(58.3% 0.206 31.5)
LABlab(49.65% 63.38 54.43)
LCHlch(49.65% 83.54 40.66)

What #DA341B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DA341B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#DA341B Channel Values

How #DA341B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 218 · G 52 · B 278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 8° · S 78% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 8° · S 88% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 76% · Y 88% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.68:1 vs white · 4.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DA341B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DA341B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DA341B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DA341B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DA341B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DA341B.

How #DA341B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DA341B
Protanopia#6B6B16
Protanomaly#A45A18
Deuteranopia#8A8A00
Deuteranomaly#B07100
Tritanopia#DA3232
Tritanomaly#DA332A
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DA341B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-da341b: #DA341B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DA341B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-da341b': '#DA341B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.204, blue: 0.106)
Android XML<color name="color_da341b">#DA341B</color>
SVG fillfill="#DA341B"

More Red Colors

#DA341B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DA341B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DA341B?

#DA341B is a mid-tone red — rgb(218, 52, 27) in RGB and hsl(8, 78%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vermilion (Medium) (#D9381E), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.93.

What is the RGB value of #DA341B?

#DA341B is rgb(218, 52, 27) — red 218, green 52, and blue 27 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DA341B?

#DA341B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 76%, 88%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DA341B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #DA341B scores 4.68:1 against white and 4.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DA341B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DA341B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is tomato (#FF6347) at a CIE76 distance of 15.4, which is visibly different.

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